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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	1996	4 breeding pairs	A3
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	LC	breeding	1996	present	A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	1996	15 breeding pairs	A3
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1996	5-15 breeding pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1996	30 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding	1996	1 breeding pairs	A3
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1996	2-6 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1996	5-15 breeding pairs	B2, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1996	3-5 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Merlin Falco columbarius	LC	breeding	1996	5-20 breeding pairs	C6
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding	1996	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	LC	breeding	1996	2 breeding pairs	A3
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator	LC	breeding	1996	2-12 breeding pairs	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding	1980-1988	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Torne och Kalix älvsystem	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	176,092	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Stubba	Naturreservat	35,033	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Stubba	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	33,286	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Stora Sjöfallet	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	127,993	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Stora Sjöfallet	Nationalpark	127,993	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Sjaunja	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	281,371	is identical to site	0
Sjaunja	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	281,371	is identical to site	281,000
Sjaunja	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	188,600	protected area overlaps with site	188,600
Sjaunja	Naturreservat	285,022	protected area contains site	281,000
Lina Fjällurskog	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	98,050	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lina fjällurskog	Naturreservat	98,048	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Laponian Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	933,408	protected area contains site	281,000
Kaitum Fjällurskog	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	89,955	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Kaitum fjällurskog	Naturreservat	89,955	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Wooded tundra, Treeline ecotone	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Tundra	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
hunting	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sjaunja. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/07/2022.